Despite What the Media is Telling You, Tax Cuts Really Do Boost Economic Growth in States

March 27, 2017

Ever since enacting tax reform in 2012, Kansas’ efforts have received more media attention than any other state-level tax re­lief effort in recent memory. While the prevailing media narrative is overwhelmingly negative, like a recent Bloomberg View column by Barry Ritholtz, the data from Kansas does not support many of the arguments these critics make. In reality, the Kansas tax relief is far from the abject failure some like to suggest. In fact, recent data suggest there are some very positive trends for hardworking taxpayers in Kansas.